USD Football 1999

Meet The Toreros

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Dylan Mora returns fo r hi s second season with the Torero footba ll program ... last season he appeared in four contests, tall ying 7 receptions fo r 11 0 yards ( 15.7 yards per catch) and I touchdown ... caught 3 passes fo r 53 yards aga inst Redl ands, including a 20-yard third-quarter touchdown ... hi s season long reception also came aga inst Redlands, a 23-yarder in the fourth period ... caught 2 passes for 27 yards against Butler ... from El Cajon, prepped at El Caj on Valley HS; same as senior QB Mike Stadler ... helped hi s senior year team to a I0-2 mark and semifinal CIF appearance ... caught 9 touchdowns whil e earning team MVP honors and 2nd Team All-CIF selection ... named All-League and All -East County each season ... also lettered in soccer where he was a three-time team MVP; two– time All -East County; and a 2nd Team All-CIF pick ... Major: Electrical Engineering; Minor: Math.

Kona Nakanelua enters hi s fo urth and fin al season with the Toreros .. . a three-year letterman, Kona has started last two seasons at offensive tackle .. . in 1997 he pl ayed key role with offensive line that posted four games without allowing a qu arterback sack, and six other contests with just one ... holds offensive line records for C lean and Jerk exercises;

Dylan Mora #42 SO WR

had very solid spring and summer of training ... personal bests include clean (270), j erk (344), squat (430) and bench press (365 ) ... chose USD for its academics, di versity of acti vities and locati on to Hawaii ... from Kaneohe, Hawaii , Kona prepped at St. Loui s Hi gh where seni or year the team went 12- 1 and were ranked Ist in the state ... 2nd Team All -Interscholasti c League of Honolulu and 3-time scholar-athlete ... also pl ayed baseball in hi gh schoo l ... enj oys beach acti vities San Diego prov ides and weight li fting ... brother (Mahoe) pl ays baseball at Loyola Marymount Uni versity in Los Angeles. Major: Business. --------------------------------- Chad Power enters hi s second and fin al season with the Torero football squ ad where he will again see acti on on the offensive front at tackle .. . pri or to the Uni versity

Kona Nakanelua #72 SR OG

of San Diego he pl ayed two seasons of junior college football at Chabot Coll ege in the bay area .. . hi s sophomore season he helped lead the team to a 9-2 fini sh where he earned All-Golden Gate Conference recognition and JC All – America honors ... from Danville, Ca li fo rni a, Chad prepped at San Ramon Vall ey Hi gh where he was a two-time First Team All-Foothill Athl eti c League honoree; and selected to the Contra Costa All-Star Game hi s seni or year ... he also lettered in wrestling where he pl aced sixth at the North Coast Section Finals ... he chose USD to get a quality education and to pl ay Di vision I football ... hi s dad (Tim) pl ayed foo tball at Cal Berke ley ... Major: Media Communicati ons; Minor: Leadership.

Christos Renner return s fo r hi s third season with the Toreros ... last season as a sophomore he earned some starting ass ignments on the Torero offensive line and is expected to do the same in 1999 ... from Henderson, Nevada, Chri stos prepped at Green

Chad Power #75 SR OT

Vall ey Hi gh Schoo l where he helped hi s team to three Sunrise Di vision League Champi onships and one State runner-up fini sh ... hi s senior year he was named a Scholar-Athlete; was Most Valuable Pl ayer of the Offensive Line; First Team All -League; and earned All-State recognition ... hi s junior season he was offensive line MVP and a scholar-athl ete ... Major: Business; Minor: Communicati ons.

Stanford Tuupo returns fo r hi s third season with the Toreros ... he sat out the 1998 season; he moves from wide receiver to tailback ... from Menlo Park, Califo rnia, Stanford attended Menl o Schoo l Prep where he lettered in both football and basketball ... Christos Renner #62 JR OT he was a two-time team MVP in football where he played both receiver and running back ... in bas ketball he earned MVP and Most Improved honors ... he chose USD for its school size, weather and locati on ... Major: Business; Minor: Engli sh.

Wade Van Dusen returns fo r hi s senior year after starting 8 of 9 contests in 1998 before getting knoc ked out of the last game with a knee injury ... fini shed with 44 tackl es (22 unass isted), I forced fumbl e, I fumbl e recovery and I interception ... team-best 12 tac kl es at Cal Lu ... in 1997 he started all 11 games at free safety, fini shing second on team in

Stanford Tuupo #8 JR TB

tac kl es with 83 ... led team in tackles in fi ve contests, three times tall ying 11 stops (Azusa, Evansville and Wagner) ... in 1996 turned in 3 starts at end of freshman season, fini shing the year with 2 1 tackles (9 solo), I fumbl e recovery, I pass break-up and I interception .. he had 3 tackles to go with hi s interception in win over Whittier College ... in

team's season fin ale he totaled 14 tackles (4 solo) in PFL game against Dayton ... from nearby El Cajon, Californi a, Wade prepped at Granite Hills Hi gh School where he was All -Grossmont League hi s senior year at linebacker ... Major: Communications; Minor: Business Admini strati on.

Wade Van Dusen #49 SR Safety

Alika Vasper return s fo r hi s junior year after sitting out the '98 season ... he returns to the de fense where he will compete for pl ay ing time at invert .. . he started one game in I997 before sustaining a neck injury and being lost for the rest of the year ... from Makakil o, Hawaii , he prepped at Kamehameha Schoo ls and was a three-sport letterman in football, basketball and track ... hi s seni or season he helped lead the team to a 6-4 record and No. 5 state ranking while earning First Team All -Interscholastic League of Honolulu honors ... he was selected to the Seni or All -Star game as a linebac ker ... Major: Electri cal Engineering; Minor: Mathemati cs.

Alika Vasper #42 JR Invert